Today, we are talking about if you were to bring your own game on a chain and make it a Web3 game, what the whole process looks like and what kind of problems developers might encounter.
Many great Web3 gaming startups are struggling to find a decent developer team. They are experienced with game design themselves, but building smart contracts is still a pickle.
Bringing a Web2 game on chain has many benefits. Minting an in-game asset involves creating a unique digital item that can be owned and traded within a game or other online platform. To mint an in-game asset, you will need to follow these technical steps:
1. Choose a blockchain platform: Select a blockchain platform that supports the creation and management of non-fungible tokens (NFTs), which are unique digital assets that can represent in-game items, collectibles, or other types of assets. Some popular blockchain platforms for NFTs include Ethereum, EOS, TRON, and more.
2. Set up a wallet: Create a wallet for the chosen blockchain platform. This step allows you to manage your assets and interact with the blockchain.
3. Design and create the asset: Design and create the in-game asset using digital art software or other tools.
4. Write a smart contract: Write a smart contract using the programming language of the chosen blockchain platform. The smart contract will define the properties and behavior of the in-game asset, such as its name, description, and any other relevant details.
5. Deploy the smart contract: Use the tools and processes provided by the blockchain platform to deploy the smart contract to the blockchain. It will typically involve signing the contract with your private key and submitting it to the blockchain for execution.
6. Mint the asset: Use the smart contract to mint the in-game asset. You could do so by calling a function within the contract that creates a new instance of the asset and assigns it to your wallet.
7. Integrate the asset into the game: Write code to handle the in-game asset within the game and to interact with the blockchain. This may involve implementing APIs or other interfaces to read and write data from the blockchain.
Typically, it would take a month or more for a team of 5 people to complete this process. However, by using SDK, a team can reduce the time for all these steps above to 15 minutes. Learn more about the details regarding in-game asset minting and NFT marketplace from this guide: https://blog.mirrorworld.fun/p/bring-a-game-on-blockchain-in-game
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